Mohd Amri Yahyah

Mohd. Amri bin Yahyah (born 21 January 1981) is a Malaysian professional footballer who last played for Sarawak United. He also represents the Malaysia national team. Amri plays mainly as a forward but can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. Regards by many as one of the greatest player of his generation and in asia.

In this Malay name, the name Yahyah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Amri.

Amri Yahyah

Personal information
Full name	Mohd. Amri bin Yahyah
Date of birth	(1981-01-21) 21 January 1981
Place of birth	Tanjong Karang, Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward, Attacking midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current team	Sarawak United
Youth career
2001	Selangor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2013	Selangor	374	(71)
2014–2016	Johor Darul Ta'zim	63	(10)
2017	Melaka United	10	(0)
2017–2019	Selangor	44	(8)
2020–	Sarawak United	4	(1)
National team^‡
2004–2017	Malaysia	63	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 21, 2017

Amri spend most of his career at Selangor starting 2001 until 2013. He signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2014 until 2016 before moved to Melaka United in December 2016. Amri has returned to Selangor during mid-season transfer in May 2017 for a second stint.

Amri Yahyah scored his 100th career goal in Selangor vs Perak on 19 June 2018.

Club career

Selangor

Born in Tanjung Karang, Malaysia, Amri signed a contract with Selangor FC in 2001 and helped the outfit to the treble (Premier League Malaysia, Malaysian FA Cup and Malaysia Cup) in 2005.

Amri became a cult hero when he scored a golden goal against Sabah in the 2002 Malaysia Cup Final. He was made the Selangor FA team captain in the 2009 Malaysia Super League campaign.

Amri is a versatile player, having played in a number of different positions including as a defender, winger, defensive and attacking midfielder, and striker.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Amri completed his transfer to Johor Darul Ta'zim for 2014 season of Malaysia Super League, with a monthly salary reported to be around RM 85,000.[1] Johor Darul Ta'zim became the Malaysian Super League champions, narrowly overtaking Amri's former club Selangor by a mere 3 points on the last day of the league.[2]

Amri remained popular with the Selangor fans following his move, until he celebrated a goal against them by dancing in full view of the supporters. It is rumoured that he did this in protest of the Football Association of Selangor.[3] Selangor went on to win the game 4–1. He later issued an apology, which Selangor fans seem to have rejected, as he was booed upon his return to Shah Alam Stadium to face Selangor, with some supporters even throwing bottles at him when he came over to the Selangor supporters to applaud them.[4] Amri was reported to be in tears after the incident.[5] However, he remains hugely popular with Malaysian fans in general.

Melaka United

On 16 December 2016, Amri signed a one-year contract with newly promoted club Melaka United for an undisclosed fee after his contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim expired.[6][7] On 21 February 2017, Amri made his debut for Melaka United in a 2–0 win over Kelantan playing for 90 minutes.[8] On 14 February 2017, Amri scored a winning goal for his side in Malaysia FA Cup campaign over PKNS.

Return to Selangor

In May 2017, Melaka United have announced that their pre-season signing, Amri Yahyah is making a return to his former club Selangor in the mid-season transfer window.[9] Amri made his league debut in 0–2 defeat against Pahang on 24 May 2017.[10] Amri scored his league goal on 22 July 2017 in a 1–0 win over Kelantan. His second league goal came from 2–1 win over Johor Darul Ta'zim on 5 August 2017.

Amri Yahyah departed Selangor at the end of the 2019 season.[11]

International career

The right-footed player represented Malaysia in the 2003 Sea Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad, India in October 2003, and also in the 2004 Tiger Cup helping Malaysia finish third.

His following grew significantly after scoring a brace for Malaysia Selection in a pre-season exhibition match on 18 July 2009, against English champions Manchester United. The latter ran out 3–2 winners.[12]

In November 2010, Amri was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Amri scored twice against Laos to secure a 5–1 win. Malaysia went on to win the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history.

In July 2011, Amri was called up to represent Malaysia Selection against Chelsea.[13]

On 10 August 2013, Amri once again lived up to his reputation of scoring against top foreign clubs by scoring the only Malaysian goal in a 3–1 loss to FC Barcelona during their 2013 Asia Tour.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 May 2019.[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Selangor	2001	Premier League 1		6		0		2	-			8
	2002	Premier League 1		6		7		2	2	0		15
	2003	Premier League 1		0		0		0	-			0
	2004	Malaysia Premier League		5		0		2	-			7
	2005	Malaysia Premier League		1		1		1	-			3
	2005–06	Malaysia Super League		3		0		0	4	0		3
	2006–07	Malaysia Super League		7		4		1	-			13
	2007–08	Malaysia Super League		3		0		0	-			3
	2009	Malaysia Super League		13		6		4	-			23
	2010	Malaysia Super League		8		1		2	2	0		11
	2011	Malaysia Super League	25	6		3		4	-			13
	2012	Malaysia Super League		6		5		1	-			12
	2013	Malaysia Super League		6				1	7	0		7
	Total			71		27		20	15	0		118
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2014	Malaysia Super League	24	3	0	1	0	3	—		0	7
	2015	Malaysia Super League	22	5	0	0	0	1	7	2	0	8
	2016	Malaysia Super League	17	2	6	2	?	2	10	2	0	8
	Total		63	10	0	3	0	6	0	4	0	23
Melaka United	2017	Malaysia Super League	10	0	2	1	—		—		12	1
	Total		10	0	2	1	—		—		12	1
Selangor	2017	Malaysia Super League	8	2	—		7	2	—		15	4
	2018	Malaysia Super League	22	3	5	1	0	0	—		27	3
	2019	Malaysia Super League	8	3	2	0	0	0	—		10	3
	Total		38	8	7	1	7	2	—		52	10
Total career			?	89	?	32	?	28	?	4	?	152

International

Malaysia national team[16]
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	6	1
2005	1	0
2006	2	0
2009	2	0
2010	7	2
2013	7	0
2014	13	4
2015	10	1
2016	13	5
2017	2	0
Total	63	13

International statistics

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Results	Goals	Match
2004
1	8 September	Penang, Malaysia	China PR	0–1 (L)	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2	13 October	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2–0 (L)	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
3	17 January	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	6–1 (L)	1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
	8 December	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Timor-Leste	5–0 (W)	2	2004 Tiger Cup
4	10 December	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Philippines	4–1 (W)	0	2004 Tiger Cup
5	12 December	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Myanmar	0–1 (L)	0	2004 Tiger Cup
6	14 December	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Thailand	2–1 (W)	0	2004 Tiger Cup
7	28 December	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–2 (W)	0	2004 Tiger Cup
2005
8	3 January	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Indonesia	1–4 (L)	0	2004 Tiger Cup
2006
9	19 February	Christchurch, New Zealand	New Zealand	0–1 (L)	0	Friendly
10	23 February	Albany, New Zealand	New Zealand	2–1 (L)	0	Friendly
2009
11	14 November	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	1–3 (L)	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12	18 November	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Uzbekistan	3–1 (L)	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2010
13	1 December	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	5–1 (L)	0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
14	4 December	Jakarta, Indonesia	Thailand	0–0 (D)	0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
15	7 December	Jakarta, Indonesia	Laos	5–1 (W)	2	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
16	15 December	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Vietnam	2–0 (W)	0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
17	18 December	Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	0–0 (D)	0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
18	26 December	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Indonesia	3–0 (W)	0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
19	29 December	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	2–1 (L)	0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
2013
20	6 February	Doha, Qatar	Qatar	2–0 (L)	0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21	22 March	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Yemen	2–1 (W)	0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
22	10 September	Tianjin, China	China PR	2–0 (L)	0	Friendly
23	15 October	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Bahrain	1–1 (D)	0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
24	8 November	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	3–0 (L)	0	Friendly
25	15 November	Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–0 (L)	0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
26	19 November	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Qatar	0–1 (L)	0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2014
27	1 March	Selayang, Malaysia	Philippines	0–0 (D)	0	Friendly
28	5 March	Al Ain, UAE	Yemen	2–1 (W)	1	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
29	27 April	Cebu, Philippines	Philippines	0–0 (D)	0	Friendly
30	8 August	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Tajikistan	1–4 (L)	1	Friendly
31	14 September	Surabaya, Indonesia	Indonesia	2–0 (W)	0	Friendly
32	12 November	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Syria	0–3 (L)	0	Friendly
33	16 November	Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	3–1 (W)	1	Friendly
34	23 November	Jalan Besar, Singapore	Myanmar	0–0 (D)	0	2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
35	26 November	Jalan Besar, Singapore	Thailand	2–3 (L)	1	2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
36	29 November	Kallang Stadium, Singapore	Singapore	3–1 (W)	0	2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
37	11 December	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Vietnam	Vietnam	4–2 (W)	0	2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
38	17 December	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	Thailand	0–2 (L)	0	2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
39	20 December	National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Malaysia	Thailand	3–2 (W)	0	2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
2015
40	26 March	Al-Seeb Stadium, Oman	Oman	6–0 (L)	0	Friendly
41	6 June	Shah Alam Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	0–0 (D)	0	Friendly
42	11 June	National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Malaysia	Timor-Leste	1–1 (D)	0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
43	16 June	National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Malaysia	Palestine	0–6 (L)	0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
44	29 August	Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia	Bangladesh	0–0 (D)	0	Friendly
45	3 September	Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	United Arab Emirates	10–0 (L)	0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
46	8 September	Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia	Saudi Arabia	0–3 (L) (Awarded)	0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
47	8 October	Thupatemi Stadium, Thailand	Laos	3–1 (W)	0	Friendly
48	13 October	Municipal Stadium, Dili, Timor-Leste	Timor-Leste	0–1 (W)	1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
49	12 November	Amman International Stadium, Jordan	Palestine	6–0 (L)	0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2016
50	24 March	King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	0–2 (L)	0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
51	28 March	Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca	Macau	0–0 (D)	0	Friendly
52	28 May	Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar	Myanmar	0–0 (D)	0	Friendly
53	2 June	Larkin Stadium, Johor	Timor-Leste	3–0 (W)	1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
54	17 June	Sir John Guise Stadium, Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	2–0 (L)	0	Friendly
55	26 June	Prince Charles Park, Fiji	Fiji	1–1 (D)	1	Friendly
56	6 September	Manahan Stadium, Indonesia	Indonesia	3–0 (L)	0	Friendly
57	7 October	National Stadium, Singapore	Singapore	0–0 (D)	0	Friendly
58	14 November	Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia	Papua New Guinea	2–1 (W)	1	Friendly
59	20 November	Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar	Cambodia	3–2 (W)	2	2016 AFF Suzuki Cup
60	23 November	Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar	Vietnam	0–1 (L)	0	2016 AFF Suzuki Cup
61	26 November	Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar	Myanmar	1–0 (L)	0	2016 AFF Suzuki Cup
2017
62	22 March	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Philippines	Philippines	0–0 (D)	0	Friendly
63	13 July	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru	Lebanon	1–2 (L)	0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Only included FIFA 'A' international matches.

International goals

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[17]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 November 2004	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	1–1	1–6	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
	8 December 2004	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Timor-Leste	2–0	5–0	2004 AFF Championship
.				4–0
2.	7 December 2010	Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium, Soreang, Indonesia	Laos	1–0	5–1	2010 AFF Championship
3.				2–1
4.	5 May 2014	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	Yemen	1–0	2–1	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.	8 August 2014	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Tajikistan	1–2	1–4	Friendly
6.	16 November 2014	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	1–0	1–3	Friendly
7.	26 November 2014	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Thailand	1–0	2–3	2014 AFF Championship
8.	13 October 2015	National Stadium, Dili, East Timor	Timor-Leste	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	2 June 2016	Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Timor-Leste	3–0	3–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10.	26 June 2016	Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji	Fiji	1–0	1–1	Friendly
11.	14 November 2016	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia	Papua New Guinea	2–1	2–1	Friendly
12.	20 November 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Cambodia	2–2	3–2	2016 AFF Championship
13.				3–2

Honours

Club

Selangor FA

• Malaysian Charity Shield: 2002, 2009, 2010
• Malaysian Super League: 2009, 2010
• Malaysian Premier League: 2005
• Malaysia Cup: 2002, 2005
• Malaysian FA Cup: 2001, 2005, 2009

Johor Darul Takzim

• Malaysian Charity Shield: 2015, 2016
• Malaysian Super League: 2014, 2015, 2016
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2016
• AFC Cup: 2015

International

• AFF Championship: 2010, Runner-up 2014

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. http://www.soccer24.com/malaysia/super-league/
3. http://faizsaaid1712.blogspot.com/2014/02/amri-yahyah-berjoget-tanda-protes.html
4. https://www.facebook.com/MSOCCERNEWS/posts/635528009871607
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6. "Amri Yahyah tandatangani kontrak setahun dengan Melaka United". Astro Awani. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
7. "Bosan tunggu Selangor pinang, Amri Yahyah sertai Melaka United". Malay Mail. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
8. "Kelantan 0–2 Melaka United". Soccerway. 21 February 2017.
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12. Amri marks return with superb double Archived 20 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine – The Star – 19 July 2009
13. Kim Swee put in charge for Chelsea friendly1 – The Star – 8 July 2011
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External links

• Mohd Amri Yahyah at FootballDatabase.eu

Sporting positions
Preceded by Shukor Adan	Selangor FA captain 2009 – 2012	Succeeded by Asraruddin Putra Omar
Preceded by Mohd Safiq Rahim	Malaysia national football team captain 2016 –	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Ilija Spasojević	Melaka United captain 2017	Succeeded by G. Puaneswaran